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A 2006 paper published by a Duke University researcher found that over 40% of our every day actions were not conscious, but habits.*

That's a big chunk of life to be running on autopilot. My name is Elijah Szasz and in 2011, I began a series of 21 Day experiments around life optimization through better habits.

It is widely believed that you can make or break most habits when consistently practicing a routine for 21 Days. While each habit is as different as the person trying change it, 21 Days continues to be an ideal amount of time to try a totally new experience. From fun experiments to life-changing shifts, this is a collection of my findings and continued evolution.

If you search the keywords “meditation" and “science”, you can dive into the hundreds of articles that report the undeniable scientific benefits of a practice. To make a long story short, it literally rewires your brain.

Simple and easy aren’t necessarily synonymous. Cutting out sugar and running five miles a day is dead simple, but for most people, it is exceedingly difficult. Things transition to easy occurs when these endeavors become habits.

Out of all of the advice, tips and tricks, one thing that I didn’t see get its due attention was the importance of perseverance. Some focus on the fact that everything takes much, much longer than you think it will. If your business plan has you going to market in six months, it will likely be closer to a year or eighteen months. That’s where endurance and grit come in.